Chris Rock's representative has blasted speculation that he has fathered a lovechild.

The comic, who was recently photographed in New York City with his wife Malaak, his 5-year-old daughter Zahra, a nanny and the unknown girl, has insisted that the mystery child pictured with him is the daughter of a friend.

The images fuelled rumours that Rock, who also has a 7-year-old daughter, has a secret child by another woman.

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The representative told People: "The child in the photograph with Chris Rock that appeared in the New York Post is the daughter of a family friend from South Africa whom his wife Malaak Compton-Rock met through her charity endeavours over the years. She visits often and when here is a joy to the Rock family."